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Recent Examples of senate
But look for 2025 to also be a year when more state legislatures challenge the traditional role of faculty senates in university governance.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Dennis Neary Dennis Neary, a former Democratic state senate minority leader, died in October at the age of 80.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
Those chambers include Arizona and North Carolina’s state houses and senates, New Hampshire’s state house, and Georgia’s state house.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 11 Feb. 2025
The bill was submitted to the French senate by Senator Michel Savin with the right-wing Republican party.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Dennis Neary Dennis Neary, a former Democratic state senate minority leader, died in October at the age of 80.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
Those chambers include Arizona and North Carolina’s state houses and senates, New Hampshire’s state house, and Georgia’s state house.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 11 Feb. 2025
The bill was submitted to the French senate by Senator Michel Savin with the right-wing Republican party.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senate
Noun
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At night, for example, when the house is silent and your work is done.—
Ann Goldstein,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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Young adults are less likely to own a house, more likely to live with their parents and less likely to be married or have children.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Noun
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With Republicans in control of both chambers of Congress, the judiciary has been the main check on his authority.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Still, failure seems highly unlikely, with lawmakers in both chambers determined not to allow tax cuts set to expire at the end of the year to rise.—
Carl Hulse,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Senate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senate. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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